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And this new viral video shared last week:

When the videos first went viral last week, the immediate response was questioning: How could all of these supposedly tremor-addled vaccine victims capture such still, steady footage? But over the weekend, the videos pivoted from being simply objects of scorn to being silly vessels for nostalgia, as Twitter users quote-tweeted them with references to 2000s movies and sitcoms, beloved TikToks from bygone digital eras, and in general, everything you’ve ever seen shake, spasm, or dance with little grace.

For example: The Office’s Michael Scott on the booze cruise, apparently, shortly after a dose of Pfizer:

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The viral TikTok dancer—perhaps a casualty of Moderna?

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I certainly wish Showgirls’ Nomi, an apparent Pfizer victim, a swift recovery:

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You get well soon, too, Dua Lipa!

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And I’m sending out thoughts and prayers for this Moderna-afflicted vibrator, this Pfizer-struck iPhone lock screen, and 30 Rock’s poor Kenneth Parcell as he tries, unsuccessfully, to drink water after getting vaccinated. I’m sending my best to 25-year-old health care worker Rogelio, too.

We are witnessing much of this on our timelines, again, because of Musk. By his own admission (“I dunno”), he’s clueless when it comes to vaccine consequences. If he weren’t such a flaming idiot, he could amplify actual scientists and experts who say the vaccine is safe and highly effective at preventing covid, minimizing its symptoms, and stopping mass death. It’s a lot more helpful than spewing out totally unfounded hypotheticals and shrugging.

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There’s still much research to be done about covid vaccine side effects—but sharing staged videos on Twitter isn’t it.

If anything, really, I’d argue Musk’s anti-vax reply guys owe a debt to the vaccine, because: